overrun

overrun
over·'run n
Kostenüberschreitung f;
they're predicting an \overrun of 15% on that project die Mehrkosten für dieses Projekt sollen 15 % betragen vt <-ran, -run>
to \overrun sth
1) mil (occupy) etw überrollen;
to \overrun a country in ein Land einfallen;
to \overrun an enemy position eine feindliche Stellung überrennen
2) (spread over) sich akk in etw dat ausbreiten;
to be \overrun with [or by] sth von etw dat wimmeln; market von etw dat überschwemmt werden
3) (go beyond) über etw akk hinausgehen;
to \overrun a budget ein Budget überschreiten;
to \overrun one's time seine Zeit überziehen vi <-ran, -run>
1) (exceed time) überziehen;
the meeting overran by half an hour die Besprechung dauerte eine halbe Stunde länger
2) (financially) überschreiten;
our costs are likely to \overrun by several million dollars unsere Kosten werden wahrscheinlich um mehrere Millionen Dollar höher sein als geplant;
to \overrun on costs die Kosten sprengen

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